However, the question still remained: Why move the United v Derby game and not City v Burnley? Burnley fans will have to travel less than 30 miles for their Cup tie, while Derby will travel just shy of 90 miles.

The Red Devils are in Premier League action on January 1, as they travel to Everton, while Manchester City play a day later at home to Watford.

We understand this was one of the factors taken into consideration when deciding the fixture schedule, so that the clubs have the same number of days between matches.